Don Adams vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes and Don Adams that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Don Adams

vs.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Adams: 1970-71 to 1976-77
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Adams 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Don Adams 7 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Don Adams 3 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Don Adams 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Don Adams 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Adams 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Adams 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Don Adams 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Don Adams 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Adams 8.7 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 5.6 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Don Adams 1.8 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Don Adams 1.1 * Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.2 * Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Adams 4,236 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Don Adams 2,732 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Don Adams 869 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Don Adams 283 * Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Don Adams 55 * Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Don Adams 487 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Adams .402 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Don Adams - n/a ** Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Don Adams .739 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Adams 11.4 (1971) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 7.1 (1971) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.1 (1971) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Adams 1.5 (1974) * Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.4 (1975) * Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Adams 7.1 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 5.3 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.0 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Don Adams 0.5 * Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.1 * Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Adams 156 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Don Adams 116 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Don Adams 45 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Don Adams 8 * Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Don Adams 1 * Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Don Adams 22 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Adams .382 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Don Adams - n/a ** Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Don Adams .682 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Adams 9.3 (1972) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 7.3 (1974) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.9 (1974) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Don Adams 0.9 (1974) * Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.1 (1974) * Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.